Awareness Ribbon Pins

Making a Difference With Cause Awareness Pins

Awareness ribbons present an opportunity for us to take a stand. Our Signature Pins team has had the opportunity to work alongside all kinds of different charities and awareness groups to help spread the word on social issues and medical causes. It’s our hope that the custom designs we help create for these groups represent another step closer to a cure or an end to social distress. If you and your team are ready to make a statement, we’re here to help.

Designing a Custom Awareness Ribbon Pin

The traditional awareness ribbon design is familiar, but there is still room to add personality and unique appeal to your designs when crafting custom lapel pins. Sometimes our customers like to change things up by adding text around a ribbon, above a ribbon or even inside a ribbon design. Other times, our clients choose to add the ribbon to some other kind of design. This is a great way for charities and corporations to include their own logos and emblems in a custom awareness lapel pin design.

When it comes to custom designs, the sky’s the limit. Our art team has experience handcrafting one-of-a-kind custom lapel pins in all kinds of different shapes, sizes and colors. Almost all of the awareness lapel pins we help create fall into the category of either soft enamel pins or hard enamel pins (cloisonne).

Enamel is a specific type of paint we use to create beautifully vibrant designs. Soft enamel pins have a more traditional look and feel than other options. The enamel colors are put in the recessed portions of a design, leaving the raised metal of the pins untouched. This means that when you run your finger across the surface of the pin, you feel the texture of the raised lines of the design and the gaps between the raised and recessed areas of the artwork.

Hard enamel pins, also called cloisonne pins, have a smooth surface because the recessed portions of the design are filled with a glass-like resin enamel to an even level with the raised metal of a pin’s surface. This style of lapel pin makes for a clean looking design with a sharp contrast between colors. No matter which style you prefer, soft enamel or cloisonne, you can be sure that the final result will be a unique design that will help you make an impression for your cause.

Awareness Ribbon Pin Colors

Red Awareness Ribbon

Most commonly used to raise awareness or stand in solidarity for AIDS and HIV Awareness, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, Stroke and Tuberculosis.

Red, White & Blue Ribbon

This ribbon is used to Raise Patriotism, Remember 9/11 Victims and to raise awareness for Fireworks Safety.

Gold Awareness Ribbon

Most commonly used to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer and Troop Support, it is also a symbol for Adoptive Parents and Amber Alerts.

Pink Awareness Ribbon

Most commonly used to raise awareness for Breast Cancer, Nursing Mothers, Birth Parents and also Breast Reconstruction Awareness.

Black Ribbon

This ribbon is a sign of mourning and remembrance for Accidents and Tragic Events. It's also a symbol for MIA/POW, Sleep Disorders and Gun Control.

Purple Ribbon

This ribbon is meant to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s, Animal Abuse, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Homelessness, Religious Tolerance and Thyroid Cancer.

Light Blue Ribbon

Most commonly this ribbon is used to raise awareness for Addison’s Disease, Behcet’s Disease, Chronic Illness, Cushing Syndrome, Men's Health, Pro-Choice and Prostate Cancer

Green Awareness Ribbon

Most commonly this ribbon is used to raise awareness for Adrenal Cancer, Bipolar Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Depression, Glaucoma, Kidney Cancer and Disease and Leukemia.

Lavender Ribbon

This ribbon is meant to raise awareness for Unspecified Cancer, Caregiver Appreciation, Epilepsy, Foster Care, Infantile Spasms and Rett Syndrome.

Dark Blue Ribbon

This ribbon is used to raise awareness for Drunk Driving, Bullying Awareness, Addiction Recovery, Victim’s Rights, Free Speech, Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery Awareness.